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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is calling on Jamaican companies to move towards improving the quality of their goods and services by becoming certified. He said that certification is also critical in enhancing competitiveness. “The implementation of a quality management system can have an important positive impact on the improvement of product quality. I want to...

The training programme of the 4-H Movement in Hanover is to be strengthened, as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Ian Hayles, has committed $250,000 from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), to help the organisation. Mr. Hayles gave the commitment while addressing the Annual General Meeting  of the Hanover 4-H Clubs, held at the...

Jamaicans can expect a bypass road to the north coast in three years. The road which is expected to start at Caymanas, will bypass the flood prone Bog Walk Gorge, Mount Rosser and Fern Gully, and is part of the North/South link of Highway 2000. The Government  on June 21, signed implementation and concession agreements with Jamaica North South Highway...

The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC), today  (June 22), launched the first in its series of CXC Study Guides, tailored for high school students across the region, preparing to sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC), Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), and Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) examinations. The publications, which have been undertaken in collaboration with British Publishing...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, on June 22, 2012 tabled in the Senate, an Order to bring the United Kingdom (UK) and British Overseas Territories under the ambit of the Mutual Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act. The Senator explained that the Act facilitates important forms of legal assistance between Jamaica and other countries with which Jamaica has entered...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says individuals and organisations must build coalitions, as they strive to protect children from abuse. Addressing a 50th anniversary commemorative luncheon with civic and business leaders, at Laughing Waters, St. Ann, on June 21, he pointed out that during the celebration of Child Month, in May, statistics provided showed the number...

The training programme of the 4-H Movement in  Hanover is to be strengthened, as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Ian Hayles, has committed $250,000 from the  Constituency Development Fund (CDF), to help the organisation. Mr. Hayles  gave the commitment while addressing the Annual General Meeting  of the Hanover 4-H Clubs, held at the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the  Ministry is moving to advance the legislative agenda to address intellectual property (IP) challenges, given that IP is an important source of competitiveness. Mr. Hylton gave the undertaking in his 2012/13 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on June 20. On the matter of patents and designs,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says he will be submitting the recently drafted micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) procurement policy to Cabinet as early as next week. Mr. Hylton said the draft policy, which was developed in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance and Planning, is geared at facilitating and stimulating growth and employment in...

Jamaica, and the rest of the Caribbean, could be under-reporting growth figures, due to how the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is calculated. This is the view of State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnoldo Brown, who has called on business interests and academics in the region to advocate for changes in how the GDP is used as...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the Government is committed to increasing access to technology for all Jamaicans, as it seeks to create a shift to a knowledge-based economy. He emphasised that this is necessary, as it is imperative that Jamaica moves away from depending solely on the production of...

Approximately 300 primary schools across the island are to be provided with high speed Internet service, free of cost, over the next three years. This will be facilitated through partnership between the Government and the LIME Jamaica Foundation. The project will be undertaken in phases with about 100 schools to benefit this year. Speaking at the press conference at LIME’s...